Stephen Colbert applauded Donald Trump’s Gaza peace deal before cheekily asking if his doomed show would be saved in his first show back following a brief hiatus.

Colbert’s program was off the air last week as he traveled internationally. Upon his return on Monday night, he used his monologue to catch up on the significant news events that occurred during his absence.

‘I asked my crack research team to give me a list of some of the things that happened while I was away. And uh, it’s um, a doozy,’ Colbert said.

He proceeded to offer rare accolades to the president for facilitating a peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, leading to the release of hostages, before swiftly transitioning into a playful plea regarding his show’s future.

‘There is some good news out there. Because, today, thanks to Trump’s newly brokered ceasefire in Gaza, all living Israeli hostages and almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners have been released. It’s important,’ Colbert said.

‘Credit where credit is due – Donald Trump did something good… Are we still canceled? You sure? I tried.’

CBS announced it was canceling the Late Show with Stephen Colbert due to ‘financial constraints’ in July shortly after Colbert criticized the network’s $16 million settlement with Trump.

The final episode of his show is set to air in May 2026 and Colbert recently announced that he has decided to dip his toe into voice acting.

Stephen Colbert gave Donald Trump rare praise during his Monday night monologue (pictured) before turning it into an attempt to save his show

Colbert said Donald Trump ‘did something good’ with the Gaza peace deal and said he wanted to give ‘credit where credit is due’ before asking, ‘Are we still canceled?’

Colbert was featured in a video announcement about his new gig during New York Comic Con, which ran from Thursday to Sunday,

‘Greetings and felicitations, New York Comic-Con,’ the comedian said. ‘Tis I, Stephen Colbert. Folks, I’m sorry I couldn’t be with you in person today, but I’m a perfectionist and I just didn’t have enough bunting for my Mugato cosplay. However, nothing could stop me from sharing this exciting news,’ he said on Sunday.

‘I am honored to announce that my beautiful voice will be joining “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” as the Digital Dean of Students, where I’ll get to announce things like, “Attention Ensign Krebs, you Talaxian Furfly has exited the replicator and is now mating with itself”.’

Colbert, who will not be on screen, said she was ‘thrilled’ about the new opportunity that is set to hit screens on January 15, 2026.

He went on to say that he is looking forward to not having to ‘spend four hours in hair and makeup every day’ for the new role.

The late night host will join stars Paul Giamatti, Holly Hunter, Tig Notaro, Robert Picardo and more in the series.

Colbert announced his show was ending back in the summer – just days after the host slammed the network’s $16 million settlement with Trump as a ‘big fat bribe’.

The president brought the lawsuit over the editing on a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris ahead of the presidential election which he claimed constituted interference.

CBS announced it was canceling the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in July with the final episode set to air in May 2026

Days after the settlement was reached, Colbert said on his program that he was ‘offended’ by the actions of his employer.

He called the lawsuit Trump brought against CBS News a ‘nuisance’ and claimed that the network’s parent company, Paramount, could’ve ‘easily fought it’ – citing the company’s own words calling Trump’s allegations ‘completely without merit.’

‘And keep in mind Paramount produced Transformers: Rise of the Beast. They know “completely without merit”,’ Colbert joked, poking fun at the Paramount film that bombed at the box office.

He then cited a phony statement, joking that the network said, ‘You may take our money, but you will never take our dignity.

‘You may, however, purchase our dignity for the low, low, price of $16 million. We need the cash.’

The comedian claimed the pay our came in light of the company’s $8.4billion merger with Skydance, which got approval from the Trump administration in July.